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Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard says it would be nice to be able to rest a few games during the regular season next year so he’s not worn out when the playoffs start. Lillard says he’s not going to come in and tell the Blazers he’s not playing in a game, but […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were just eliminated by the Golden State Warriors for the third time in four seasons. The two-time defending champions swept Portland in the Western Conference Finals, too, despite playing without Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins for the series’ duration and Andre Iguodala in Monday’s Game 4. Don’t tell Damian Lillard that […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum believes the Golden State Warriors’ playoff experience ultimately proved to be the difference in the 2019 Western Conference Finals. The Blazers got swept by the Warriors, but Games 2-4 were pretty close. In fact, the Blazers had double-digit leads in Games 2-4, but weren’t able to hold onto […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are reportedly expected to give Damian Lillard a four-year, $191 million supermax contract extension this summer, a deal that would take him through 2025 (pending any opt outs). It is a well-deserved pay day for Lillard, who had arguably the best season of his career this year and led the Blazers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers wound up getting swept for a third straight postseason, but franchise star Damian Lillard has nothing to hang his head about. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green saw Lillard battle through each of the four games, trying to solve a puzzle that the defending champions tried to build with hopes of […]

For the first time in conference finals history, two brothers were pitted against one another: Stephen Curry and his younger brother, Seth. In the end, Steph’s Warriors managed to sweep Seth’s Trail Blazers. As the two brothers battled it out on the court, their parents, Sonya and Dell, watched anxiously from the stands. There were […]

Damian Lillard paid some respect to the Golden State Warriors after they bounced his Portland Trail Blazers from the playoffs in sweeping fashion. The Rip City star posted a team picture on Instagram, looking back to a long season that saw them overcome plenty of obstacles, but eventually running into a juggernaut in the playoffs: […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made it further than they ever have before in the Damian Lillard era, advancing all the way to the Western Conference Finals before running into the buzzsaw that was the Golden State Warriors. Of course, not many people outside of Charles Barkley and maybe few fans in Portland expected the Blazers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers hashed out two victories against the Golden State Warriors in the regular season, but failed to even get one in their recently concluded Western Conference Finals. Despite being up by at least 17 points in three of the four games, the Blazers still got swept by the defending champions. Warriors guard […]

Damian Lillard is proud of what the Portland Trail Blazers accomplished this season, despite going out of the playoffs by means of a sweep for the third straight year. The Blazers handed the Oklahoma City Thunder a gentlemen’s sweep, clawed their way to a Game 7 win against the Denver Nuggets and gave the Golden […]

Monday night’s overtime thriller brought home a ticket to the NBA Finals, as the Golden State Warriors once again came back from a 17-point deficit to stun the Portland Trail Blazers 119-117, wrapping up the sweep in four games. The defending champions had to crawl for this win, playing their starters heavy minutes in hopes […]

You would never know that Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has been dealing with a finger injury based on his demolition of the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. Curry dislocated a finger on his non-shooting hand in the Warriors’ second-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, an injury that has actually […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to sign star guard Damian Lillard to a four-year, $191 million supermax deal this summer, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Lillard has not officially qualified for the supermax yet, but he will if and when he gets named to one of the three All-NBA Teams, which is […]

Three years ago, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry suffered a knee injury during the Warriors’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, an injury which looked pretty bad at first. However, it ended up being a best-case scenario diagnosis for Curry and the Warriors, as Curry was able to return for Golden State’s second-round […]

After being swept by the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is still proud of his team’s accomplishment. This is the farthest that Lillard and the Blazers have gone in the playoffs. Last season, they were swept by the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round. It […]

Getting swept in a playoff series is painful for any NBA player. A sweep shows complete dominance over a team and is certainly embarrassing to anyone with a competitive spirit. So while the Conference Finals sweep will linger around the Portland Trail Blazers for a while, it will stick with Rodney Hood even longer. The […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been receiving a lot of heat for his performance in the Western Conference Finals that saw them got swept by the Golden State Warriors. Dame struggled mightily against the Dubs, and the fact that he failed to score at least 30 points in any of the games is […]

The Golden State Warriors have advanced to the NBA Finals for the fifth consecutive season, and they did it in such a dominating fashion as they swept the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals series. After blowing out the Blazers in Game 1, the Warriors saw themselves in a tug-of-war over the next […]

For Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Seth Curry’s loss in the Western Conference Finals is just the beginning of a budding career. Right after winning Game 4 and completing the sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers, Curry shared what he told his younger brother when they met midcourt to swap jerseys. For the […]

No matter the stage, little brothers will always be little brothers. Portland Trail Blazers guard Seth Curry proved this during the final game of the Western Conference Finals when he excitedly pointed out a clear travelling violation committed his brother, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. Seth calling Steph out for a travel is […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been swept by the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, but they didn’t go down without a fight. The Blazers did everything they could to stave off elimination, pushing Game 4 to overtime. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough as the two-time defending champions squeaked out a 119-117 victory. One […]

The Golden State Warriors are heading to their fifth straight NBA Finals appearance after sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers in their Western Conference Finals series. Golden State trailed for the most part of Game 4, but they stormed back in the fourth quarter to force an overtime and close out the series. They edged the […]

Kevin Durant is generally considered the Golden State Warriors’ best player. Standing just below seven feet with long arms, rare athleticism, and the ability to score and defend pretty much everywhere on the floor, the two-time reigning Finals MVP simply has fewer weaknesses than any of his teammates – and perhaps any other player in […]

After sending Alfonzo McKinnie to the floor, Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard drained a deep 3-pointer, igniting the Moda Center crowd and extending the Portland Trail Blazers’ lead over the Golden State Warriors. Peep the clip below posted by the NBA. Damian Lillard unleashed an ankle-breaking behind the back move which forced McKinnie […]

Meyers Leonard is probably anonymous to all casual NBA fans, and even some more ardent followers of the league may not be all that familiar with his game. After the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, though, the Portland Trail Blazers big man was the talk of the basketball world for […]

The Golden State Warriors put in two new starters in Game 4 against the Portland Trail Blazers amid their injury woes. Kevin Durant remains sidelined for Golden State with a calf injury, and it didn’t help the team that Andre Iguodala was also ruled out of Game 4 after suffering a calf issue of his […]

Every championship-caliber NBA team needs a player who is willing to do the dirty work. Diving for loose balls, banging with bigger guys in the paint and delivering cleverly-dhidden illegal screens are necessities for teams looking to make the most of their talent as the preeminent glue guys of basketball. Perhaps the single greatest glue […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are currently in a big trouble. Head coach Terry Stotts and his team now trail the defending champion Golden State Warriors 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals, placing Portland on the verge of elimination. Coming as absolutely no surprise, it appears as though the Warriors’ championship pedigree has just simply been […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been granted permission to interview Portland Trail Blazers assistant Nate Tibbetts for the team’s vacancy at head coach, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Tibbetts, 41, has been with Portland since 2013. He had previously been an assistant with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. Prior to joining the Cavaliers, […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts isn’t surprised star point guard Damian Lillard is playing through a rib injury and kept the ailment to himself before it was leaked by reporters after Game 3. Stotts says it’s “typical” of Lillard to play through injuries, something the Blazers guard has done his entire NBA career. […]

Damian Lillard is a pillar in the Portland community. After a high school that he has a relationship with was nearly subject to a shooting by one of its students, the Portland Trail Blazers star heaped praise on Keanon Lowe, the educator who prevented another senseless tragedy by tackling and subduing the would-be shooter until […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts didn’t know the severity of star point guard Damian Lillard’s rib injury until Game 3 on Saturday. After the Blazers lost Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors, it was reported that Lillard is playing through separated ribs. The Blazers guard suffered the […]

Down 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals, Portland Trail Blazers fans have created a needle-themed cake to hex the Golden State Warriors. Voodoo Doughnut, an Oregon-based bakeshop, has created a needle-themed cake with hopes of turning the tides in favor of the Blazers. Not a single team has come back from a 3-0 deficit. But […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard has hardly been a focal component of head coach Terry Stotts’ rotations this season. The former first-round draft pick averaged just 14.4 minutes per game in 61 appearances for the Blazers this season, and he has been averaging 13.0 minutes these playoffs Yet Leonard was named a surprise starter […]

The Golden State Warriors may hold a 3-0 lead over the Portland Trail Blazers, but they understand that they have to go out and close the job against a team that battled tooth and nail just to get to the Western Conference Finals. Warriors forward Draymond Green spoke about the Warriors’ need to have a […]

The Golden State Warriors were able to take a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Portland Trail Blazers. Power forward Draymond Green is hoping that a potential sweep will allow them a few extra days of rest before the NBA Finals. Golden State is all too familiar with the rigors that come with playing this […]

As if falling into a 0-3 hole against the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals was not bad enough, the Portland Trail Blazers are now the butt of the joke in a recent piece by hometown paper, The Oregonian. Writer Tim Brown decided to put up an article that aggregated a number of […]

Damian Lillard continues to downplay the impact of his rib injury. Shortly after Sunday’s Game 3, another come-from-behind Warriors win, news broke that the Portland Trail Blazers superstar is playing through separated ribs. Lillard appeared to sustain the injury early in the second half of Game 2, when Golden State big man Kevon Looney landed […]

The Golden State Warriors have dealt with myriad injury issues during the 2019 playoffs. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson suffered ankle injuries, and Curry dislocated a finger on his non-shooting hand in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Houston Rockets. Kevin Durant went down with a mild calf strain in Game 5 […]